UKIDSS: Surveying the sky in the near-IR

E. A. González-Solares, B. P. Venemans, R. G. McMahon, S. J. Warren, D. J. Mortlock, M. Patel, P. C. Hewett, S. Dye, R. G. Sharp

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Abstract

The UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) is observing about 7,000 square degrees of the northern sky in the near-IR. Summed together it is 12 times larger in effective volume than the 2MASS survey. The scientific aims of UKIDSS include the detection of the nearest and faintest substellar objects and brown dwarfs, probe the substellar initial mass function, detect clusters of galaxies at z ∼ 2 and detect high redshift quasars at z ∼ 6 - 7. We give here a short introduction to UKIDSS focusing mainly on the search for high-z quasars.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHighlights of Spanish Astrophysics V
PublisherKluwer Academic Publishers
Pages111-117
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783642112492
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event8th Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society, SEA 2008 - Santander, Spain
Duration: 7 Jul 200811 Jul 2008

Publication series

NameAstrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
ISSN (Print)1570-6591
ISSN (Electronic)1570-6605

Conference

Conference8th Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society, SEA 2008
Country/TerritorySpain
CitySantander
Period7/07/0811/07/08

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